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Royal wedding mistakes you probably missed

The royals aren't so different from us, after all...despite the fanfare and worldwide hysteria, their wedding days are still full of mistakes and awkward moments.

From the Queen's epic jewellery fail to Prince William's pre-wedding mistake and Princess Diana making the ultimate faux pas, these are the royal wedding mistakes you probably missed...

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There was a mistake in Harry and Meghan's wedding program

Watching Prince Charles walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry was touching, but it wasn't technically meant to happen.

Originally her father, Thomas Markle Snr., was going to give the bride away at her royal wedding, but a paparazzi scandal and health issues in the weeks before the wedding saw Thomas pull out.

Meghan announced her father wouldn't be attending her nuptials, however it seems not everyone got the message.

On the big day, the official wedding programs still listed Thomas Markle as the one to walk Meghan down the aisle. Oops.

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Princess Diana said the wrong name

Wedding nerves are nothing new, but Princess Diana made the ultimate faux pas when she seemingly forgot the name of her new husband - the future King. When she repeated his name, she called him “Philip Charles Arthur George”. Awkward.

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Prince Charles got his vows wrong

Charles and Diana really had the worst luck. Following Diana’s awkward name gaffe, Charles referred to “thy goods” rather than “my worldly goods”.

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Prince William was extremely tired

Poor Prince William was suffering when he married Kate Middleton - the Duke of Cambridge had reportedly had just 30 minutes of sleep the night before due to nerves, and screaming fans camped outside his house.

He said: “They were singing and cheering all night long, so the excitement of that, the nervousness of me and everyone singing, I slept for about half an hour.” Ouch.

Harry and Meghan's portraits were staged wrong

Traditionally, royal wedding portraits follow a set of strict rules when they are staged. Certain members of the family must be placed in certain spots, and the royal family always stick to one side of the frame.

This is because the portraits are traditionally divided by family, with the royal's - in this case, Harry's - relative standing on one side and the non-royal's - Meghan's - family on the other.

However, the royals took up spots on both sides of the royal couple in Harry and Meghan's wedding photos, breaking from royal wedding tradition in a show of support for Meghan.

The Duchess' mother, Doria Ragland, was the only member of her family who attended the big day, so if the royals stuck to traditional staging, her side of the portrait would've been empty. Instead they broke royal tradition and stood on both sides to support her and Harry equally.

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Queen Elizabeth's tiara broke

Queen Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip in 1947 is still one of the most iconic of all time, but despite the then-Princess’ glowing appearance, not everything ran smoothly on the big day. The Fringe Tiara, which was made for Queen Mary in 1919, was passed on to Elizabeth for her wedding day, but it didn’t last.

Royal jeweller House of Garrard told Marie Claire: “The Fringe Tiara was given to Queen Elizabeth on her wedding day, and the hairdresser broke it. On that day, they had it police escorted to the House of Garrard workshops. We fixed the tiara that morning, had it sent back to Queen Elizabeth and then she got married in it.

“You don’t expect the royals to have those sort of mix-ups, but they do!”

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David Beckham made a royal error at the Cambridge’s wedding

A guest at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, David Beckham was wearing his Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal on the wrong lapel (the right side) when he arrived at the royal wedding. When he emerged from the church after the ceremony, he had moved it to the proper left side.

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William and Kate’s bridesmaids weren’t completely co-operative

While the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge charmed the world with their sweet balcony kiss, their bridesmaid - three-year-old Grace Van Cutsem - was seen covering her ears and looking thoroughly fed up with all of the fanfair and frivolity

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Princess Diana’s dress was wrinkled

Every bride wants to look perfect on her wedding day, and while Diana’s dress sparked a worldwide phenomenon and endless copycats, it didn’t quite manage to stay pristine all day. During the carriage ride to the cathedral it got creased - fortunately, no-one seemed to mind too much.

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Charles and Camilla’s vows were...unfortunate

During their civil ceremony in 2005, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles were made to acknowledge their “manifold sins and wickedness” in front of the congregation at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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Danish royal Princess Nathalie forgot her bouquet

When Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg of Denmark forgot to pick up her flowers before she walked down the aisle, the whole ceremony was put on hold for 10 minutes as she waited for them to be collected. Luckily, she seemed to take the whole thing in her stride.